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   Main·tain

   /mānˈtān/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue: "the need to maintain close links between industry and schools" Similar continuekeepkeep goingkeep upkeep alivekeep in existencecarry onpreserveconserveprolongperpetuatesustainbolster (up)prop upretainsupportbearOpposite break off
   • ▪ keep (something) at the same level or rate: "agricultural prices will have to be maintained"
   • ▪ keep (a building, machine, or road) in good condition or in working order by checking or repairing it regularly: "the Department for Transport is responsible for maintaining the main roads in England" Similar keep in good conditionkeep in repairkeep upservicerebuildconservepreservekeep intactcare fortake good care oflook afterOpposite neglect
   • 2. provide with necessities for life or existence: "the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child" Similar supportprovide forkeepfinancenurturefeednourishsustainOpposite neglect
   • ▪ keep (a military unit) supplied with equipment and other requirements: "an English garrison was maintained there in the seventeenth century" Similar supportprovide forkeepfinancenurturefeednourishsustainOpposite neglect
   • ▪ give one's support to; uphold: archaic "the king swears he will maintain the laws of God" Similar upholddefendfight forchampionsupportbackadvocateOpposite abandon
   • 3. state something strongly to be the case; assert: "he has always maintained his innocence" Similar insist (on)declareassertproteststateaversayannounceaffirmavowprofessclaimallegecontendargueswear (to)hold torare:asseverateOpposite deny

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘practice an action habitually’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. maintainability noun
   • 2. maintainable adjective

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   The meaning of MAINTAIN is to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline. How to use maintain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Maintain.

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   to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. Synonyms: continue, keep up. Antonyms: discontinue. to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired: to maintain order; to maintain public highways.

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   MAINTAIN definition: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road…. Learn more.

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   Maintain means to keep the same––keep steady, keep up, or keep going. Sure, you can ride your bike super fast on a flat surface, but it can be hard to maintain that speed, or keep the same speed, going up a hill. When you maintain a strict study schedule, you stick to it.

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   MAINTAIN meaning: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road…. Learn more.

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   maintain something to keep a building, a machine, etc. in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. The house is large and difficult to maintain.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › maintainMAINTAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain. to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 2. to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired. to maintain order. to maintain public highways. 3. to keep in a specified state, position, etc.